Srixon 765 - Perhaps the most underrated player's iron??

I've been doing a lot of reading and research on the 765's and it seems that those that have tried them generally rave about their feel and performance. I presume that their brand presence and overall awareness are the biggest reason more folks haven't even tried these, let alone bought a set.

For those those that have tried these, or better yet own a set, please provide feedback on your experience these far, including your set makeup, shafts, etc.

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I'm about to place and order tomorrow for a set, but want to combo the 565 and 765. I wanted to add in the 965 but that's too much to me. I need the forgiveness in the longer irons more than I need blades in the shorter irons.

From what I've seen on this board and others, both series (x45 and x65) have been well received by avid golfers and the tour.

Best thing to do is try them off turf. Two years ago, I had a set of MP15s and the 745s and took them Both out to empty courses for 5 hours at a time. The 745s looked friendlier, but I got better results from the Mp15 - what that means for me, was that I hit pure strokes with the MP15s more often than I did with the Srixons. The v-sole worked as advertised, but it didn't save my miss (low on the face), and I got the jarring feel of low hit in the cooler temps.

This past summer, I was in the UK, and I took a demo set around a course that felt like a cow pasture. It was a shorter course, and I teed off each hole with the six iron. Just couldn't get into a groove with them. Still, I marvelled at the beautiful divots: Nice and shallow.

I tried the 765 earlier this year, but moved them on. A slightly thinner sole than their predecessor, and if I had to choose between the two, may even go back to the 745 if I didn't like what I was playing now.

I'm about to place and order tomorrow for a set, but want to combo the 565 and 765. I wanted to add in the 965 but that's too much to me. I need the forgiveness in the longer irons more than I need blades in the shorter irons.

From what I gather, the look at address from the 765 to the 965 is fairly similar to address, or as they say "close enough" so that most folks may stick to the 765's throughout for the added forgiveness of the cavity...they both look MINT though.

Srixon has offered fantastic irons for years. Picked up a new set of I-302 irons on a clearance rack in the mid 2000's as a temporary weekend set while my primary irons were getting re-shafted. The purchase was completely unnecessary but I figured I would turn them around the following week for about what I had invested in them. As it urned out, they absolutely blew me away! Feel, check...desired trajectory, check.....distance control, check.....look from the address position, check....turf interaction, check! As soon as my "primary" set was re-shafted, I sold them immediately and kept playing the I-302's. Definitely did not see that coming.

After the 302's, it was the I-506 then the I-701 Tours. Both of those sets were phenomenal and each displayed noticeable improvements over the previous generation. Needless to say, I would not hesitate to play Srixon irons again. You name a mainstream brand that has been buzz worthy or popular over the past 20 years and I have probably owned multiple sets of players cavities from all of them. With that being said, I can tell you that Srixon irons are second to none.

I went in for a fitting at Club Champion and after several head and shaft combo's (Apex CF16, TM PSi, JPX 900 forged, PXG, Epon, Sterling) I was fit into the Z765 with the Nippon NS Pro Modus 120s. These irons weren't even on my radar, I really wanted the Mizuno JPX900 forged. In the end the numbers just don't lie and this set up performed much better then everything else I tried (for me personally). They look great, offer some forgiveness and when struck feel amazing. My prior set was the TM RSi 1, so imagine how surprised I was when I was fit into a muscle cavity. The 765 and 965 look similar at address, never tried the 565. As for shafts the NS pro won but the Oban steel was a very close second and if they cost the same I probably would have gone with the Oban.

I went in for a fitting at Club Champion and after several head and shaft combo's (Apex CF16, TM PSi, JPX 900 forged, PXG, Epon, Sterling) I was fit into the Z765 with the Nippon NS Pro Modus 120s. These irons weren't even on my radar, I really wanted the Mizuno JPX900 forged. In the end the numbers just don't lie and this set up performed much better then everything else I tried (for me personally). They look great, offer some forgiveness and when struck feel amazing. My prior set was the TM RSi 1, so imagine how surprised I was when I was fit into a muscle cavity. The 765 and 965 look similar at address, never tried the 565. As for shafts the NS pro won but the Oban steel was a very close second and if they cost the same I probably would have gone with the Oban.

Let me know if you get that set out on the course and they don't work out. Hahaha

Got the 765/965 combo with NS 120S . Absolutely love them. Came from 745's but these are better...little thinner sole, but still with the v-sole. Just flat out works for me. Beautiful irons, great feel and consistent distances.

I have 30+ rounds in with the the 965-765 combo (TI DG x100's ) and absolutely love them. I've never gotten caught up with the looks of any club. It's all about performance and results. But finding something that does that for you and looks like this is very nice.

There are times I wish I stayed with the 9's thru out but the 7's are so good I'm pretty sure I'd be just as happy with them as a set. As a high ball player, I like the lower flight of the 9 in the short irons. Misses off the toe are surprising forgiving. Reminds me of the s55's I played and loved. The v- sole is the real deal. I tend to dig a bit with my shorter irons and sweep more with the longer ones and they work well for both swings IMO.

I agree in regards to being under the radar and not as well known. There are so many options of golf irons out there in the market that I don't know if underrated is the best description for Srixon. Srixon irons most always gets positive ratings, I would say they are not as common of a name brand as the other main stream golf company brands. But that could quickly change, especially since they are advertising more and if they improve their retail accessibility it could help too. Also, Srixon forged irons 565, 765 & 965 are not particularly for the largest portion of golf players. They fit a better player profile for the most part, a player that appreciates forged metal, and one that likes the look of an in-between players/game improvement look. That's kind of a niche for a certain player.

Personally I think they are the best looking irons on the market with the design, the lines, the chrome and brushed metal inlays and how the 3 different lines of irons blend together for mixed combo sets. They have the look of players iron but with a little more size than the true harder core players iron. And they play and feel as good as they look. Just got mine before Thanksgiving and hitting them on the range and PGA superstore launch monitor bays to dial them distance and gap wise. Love them. May be golf clubs hidden gem now but probably wont last long.

Z965/765 is my favorite iron set on the market right now. And the more I hit them with the NS Pro 130X shafts the more I think that shaft is superior to all (at least for high swing speed players). I say "right now" because I'm waiting to hit the new TM Protos when they hit the market along with the supposed new TM 770 Blades

I have 30+ rounds in with the the 965-765 combo (TI DG x100's ) and absolutely love them. I've never gotten caught up with the looks of any club. It's all about performance and results. But finding something that does that for you and looks like this is very nice.

There are times I wish I stayed with the 9's thru out but the 7's are so good I'm pretty sure I'd be just as happy with them as a set. As a high ball player, I like the lower flight of the 9 in the short irons. Misses off the toe are surprising forgiving. Reminds me of the s55's I played and loved. The v- sole is the real deal. I tend to dig a bit with my shorter irons and sweep more with the longer ones and they work well for both swings IMO.

The sleeper in my bag is the 765 gap wedge. So good.

what iron sets did u play before this? last 2 for me were tmb and ap2 710

Maybe this will help someone out with lofts. I ordered 4-5 in 565, and 6-p in 765. Only changed the loft on the 5 iron to match the 765 lofts of the whole set. These lofts were taken from the Srixon site.

Ignore the bottom two columns. That was me messing with setup configurations.

I have noticed a decent number of Srixon pro's playing the 7 series. I found that to be interesting. I can imagine if there were more Mizuno pros that they'd be playing the MP25's, which to me are the same type of club. I of course could be wrong about that though.

For those of you comboing a set of the 765 and 565, what is your set make-up? Did you have to adjust the lofts to match them up better?

My concern was the loft gap between the 565 6 iron at 27* vs the 765 7 iron at 32* but have the feeling and trackman info that either the design of the 765 or the more piercing trajectory compensates for the 5* gap there. Just going to leave the set lofts alone for now.

For those of you comboing a set of the 765 and 565, what is your set make-up? Did you have to adjust the lofts to match them up better?

My concern was the loft gap between the 565 6 iron at 27* vs the 765 7 iron at 32* but have the feeling and trackman info that either the design of the 765 or the more piercing trajectory compensates for the 5* gap there. Just going to leave the set lofts alone for now.